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Can I sue for damages to my parked car if I had no insurance at the time my car was hit?

Denver, CO | July 19, 2012 10:01pm

My car was parked at the apartment complex where I live and a drunk driver smashed into the side of my vehicle. My insurance had just expired the day or two before the actual accident. Can I sue for the repairs to my vehicle? Is an apartment complex considered "public" in which a car must have insurance to be parked?

You probably will not even need to sue. Notify the other driver's insurance company, and based on the facts you have indicated, they will probably be willing to pay for the damage to your car. Good luck.

You can recover for the damages to your car. It is true that you may not have to sue if you notify the driver's insurance company of the damage - they will likely have an estimate created and offer you the amount of the estimated repairs. Also, most apartment complexes are private property.

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As indicated above, you can sue but hopefully will not be needed.
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Contact the adverse driver's insurance carrier and make a claim against his coverage. If he has no coverage, you will need to sue him personally. Your lack of coverage should have no effect on anything, absent a state statute to the contrary.

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